By Tom Emery

Once again, SamJam has been deemed a success.

The 2022 SamJam Music & Brewfest, which was held on Sept. 24 at the Macoupin County Fairgrounds, generated a donation of $8,000 to Neurofibromatosis (NF) Midwest.

The event was created in 2014 in honor of Sam Oswald, a Carlinville resident who has battled NF since being diagnosed at age 4. NF is a debilitating condition that affects 1 in every 2,500 worldwide.

Sam’s father, Pete Oswald, organizes the annual SamJam events and is both pleased and grateful for this year’s success.

“The SamJam Board of Directors is very pleased to...